Member News: Victoria International Airport recognized among the best for passenger experience. By Erin Haluschak. Written on March 8, 2026 at 9:02 am
🎉Congrats to our members who clean the Victoria international Airport! They are part of the team of workers that have won an award recognizing their airport among the best for passenger experience.
Cc: @bcfed.bsky.social
Chartwells Food Service Workers at Acadia U. Pledging to strike.
Collage of workers. Unionized workers ready to fight.
Collage of workers. Unite, fight, win.
Important dates for SEIU Chartwells worker at Acadia: Strike Vote & Information Session: March 16 and 17. Drop in anytime between 1:30pm to 8:30pm at Alumni Boardroom in Fountain Commons Strike Training (choose one of the two dates): March 21 from 10am to 12pm at Alumni Boardroom in Fountain Commons OR March 22 from 1pm to 3pm at Alumni Boardroom in Fountain Commons
We’re getting strike ready!
The Chartwells bosses at Acadia University don't respect us. As food service workers, we provide an essential service to students and yet, we are the lowest paid workers on campus. ✊🏽🍴
We’re ready to Unite. Fight. Win.
A photo of Norm wearing a dress shirt and dress pants and on his bike share bike posing and smiling. He is wearing a helmet.
Norm is a frequent bike share user in Toronto who shared his thoughts on the significance of having this service and the workers who keep bikes safe and tuned for the road.
🔗Are you a bike share worker? Tell us about your workplace experience!
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A photo of Ruchika smiling in front of a poster for Avalon services.
This year, we highlight Ruchika Gothoskar, our Chief Shop Steward at Avalon Centre . Ruchika has been named a delegate for the UN Commission on the Status of Women’s 70th session in NY this March 9 to 20.
🔗Read the news release from the Government of Canada
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Happy International Women’s Day! March 8, 2026. Graphic has purple and yellow elements with a megaphone image.
March 8 is International Women’s Day! We celebrate all the incredible women of all identities and intersections who make waves in the workplace, lead with integrity and strength, and champion labour rights for themselves and their colleagues.
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SEIU L2 Statement on US-Israel War on Iran
Just weeks after Prime Minister Mark Carney was lauded for his speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos, he not only says he supports what is an illegal US-Israeli war against Iran, but now will not rule out Canadian military participation. Canada should be a voice for de-escalation, diplomacy, and international law, not for normalizing unilateral strikes. Now more than ever we need to decouple our foreign policy from the United States and Israel.
War hurts working people, poor people, women, and children. One of the very first US-Israeli missile strikes destroyed an elementary school in southern Iran - according to some reports, deliberately. Over 165 schoolgirls and staff were killed. UNESCO condemned the attack as a "grave violation of humanitarian law." This illegal war, and the way it is being carried out, is certain to cause more havoc, destruction and instability throughout the world and especially the Middle East. Already a dozen countries have been dragged into the conflict.
Two things can be true at once: That people of Iran deserve freedom, and that a bombing campaign is very unlikely to provide it. Freedom can only come from the Iranian people, not from military intervention by outside powers. The current attacks on Iran must stop before the entire region is plunged into further conflict, death, and destruction. Our thoughts are with the people in Iran.
SEIU Local 2's Executive Board has issued the following statement. Our thoughts are with the people in Iran.
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Solidarity with the people of Cuba against imperial sanctions.
SEIU Local 2 rises in solidarity with the workers and people of Cuba against imperial sanctions.
Please see the @oflabour.bsky.social’s statement.
🔗Read more on how the Ontario labour movement continues to support the struggle for sovereignty.
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Aramark Dalhousie and St. Mary’s Victory
Wage increases and more wins
Do you work at a food services facility on campus?
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Unionized Aramark workers win new contracts at @dalhousie.bsky.social and SMU. We secured better wages, more paid sick days, stronger seniority and job security, & the option to opt-out of a mandatory meal plan.
Are you a food services worker? Let us know!
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“I wasn’t going to let them”: Nanaimo janitor saves victim of group attack.
📰Last week, @cheknews.ca wrote about SEIU Local 2 member Steven Smith's selfless actions at his janitorial job at Nanaimo's Port Place mall.
Workers have a right to a safe workplace!
More here:
justiceforjanitors.ca/seiu2-member...
Victory for Nova Scotia Workers. NS Supreme Court Judge Rules Bill 148 Unconstitutional
Burdina Gale. A Child and Youth Care Worker for the Tri-County Regional Centre for Education and a member of the SEIU Local 2 Executive Board. “This ruling reinforces the importance of protecting collective bargaining and respecting workers under the law. We remain committed to standing up for fair negotiations and dignity for workers across Nova Scotia.
Tim Houston Should Commit To Allow Decision To Stand. In 2021, when campaigning for workers' votes, Tim Houston agreed that this law needed to be made null and void, but he failed to repeal it.
Victory!✌🏽🏆
The Hon. Justice of the Nova Scotia Supreme Court has ruled Bill 148 as unconstitutional. Workers are demanding that Premier Tim Houston follow through on his election promise and publicly commit there will be no government appeal. @hfxgov.bsky.social
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We recognize as workers in the labour movement that too many employers perpetuate these actions. We rise against this by sharing resources, experiences, and education on workers’ rights. 2/2
February 25, 2026. Pink Shirt Day means we rise against all bullying in the workplace, too.
We honour Pink Shirt Day and recognize that bullying and harassment is still prevalent in schools and in workplaces, and in both cases, can have long-lasting impacts on students, young people, and workers.
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Cleaning is hard work, and janitors deserve strong contracts that include improvements to health benefits, paid personal days, and protection against sub-contracting.
Join our movement to win improvement at your workplace!
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List of HRM contact information. Full list in description.
List of HRM contact information. Full list in description.
📢 Join the action:
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Full list of HRM contact information:
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Janitors need our solidarity! HRM Councillors and Mayor Andy Fillmore must record every email and phone call they receive from constituents.
Let’s flood their inboxes and phone lines and show them that this austerity measure is deeply unpopular. @hfxgov.bsky.social 2/3
HRM Council is debating to cut the living wage for janitors in the 2026 to 2027 budget.
SEIU Janitors have been organizing around HRM’s failure to uphold the living wage requirement.
Through our work, pay has gone up to $27+ and HRM is now forced to implement quarterly compliance with contractors.
Flood phone lines and fill the inboxes of HRM Council. Tell them to stop balancing the budget on the backs of precarious workers!
Justice for Janitors! 🟪🧹🟨
HRM Council is considering cutting the Living Wage requirement for all HRM contracts, such as janitorial services. This means that HRM Council is considering slashing the pay of janitors and other workers at city-owned sites to balance its budget.
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We deserve better wages, paid sick days, and more vacation time as cleaners in the GTA. Join us in organizing your 2/2
Ingerv Workers unionize. A graphic showing seven unionized workers smiling. Behind them is a photo of a condo building from a worm's eye view with a transparent purple layer on top
We voted YES to Unionize at 75 Canterbury Pl. and 5162 Yonge St. in Toronto - that's more Ingerv workers rising stronger, together! 🟪🧹🟨 1/2
Happy Lunar New Year
May the year of the fire horse bring everyone good health and prosperity and guide all wishes with light.
Happy Lunar New Year! 🧧💛
Ramadan Kareem to all who observe this sacred time of fasting, reflection, and community. 🌹🌙 Image description in alt text.
Ramadan Kareem to all who observe this sacred time of fasting, reflection, and community. 🌙🌹
Rest in Power, Rev. Jesse Jackson. 💜
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Send this to any worker 💜
On behalf of SEIU Local 2 members, we send our deepest condolences to the Tumbler Ridge community in BC.
We are thinking about the students, young people, education workers, and loved ones who are mourning, and share in your sadness and disbelief.
We are with you in community.
Bike shares change how I move in Toronto as someone who doesn’t drive! The workers that make sure bike share stations are stocked with bikes that are maintained with regular frequency are doing work that is as essential to my daily life as the workers that make buses, streetcars, and the subway run and they should absolutely be protected as workers!” - Fatima H, Toronto
Our communities are letting us know how important bike share services are in their day-to-day lives.
Are you a bike share worker or use bike share to commute? Let us know by filling out the survey 🟪🚲🟨
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Hamilton Bike Share workers’ Union contract was the first for Bike Share workers in Canada
💡In June 2025, we won a historic first union contract with Hamilton Bike Share, a first for Bike Share workers in Canada! 🟪🚲🟨
Here’s what we won:
✅Wage increases of 7.5-12%
✅12 paid wellness days
✅Health benefits covering medication, dental, & more!
🔗https://seiulocal2.ca/bike-share-workers/
A photo of Alan from the Halifax Workers’ Alliance
Graphic that reads: Respect workers, listen to their unions.
When it came to deteriorating working conditions at Alderney Gate, the writing was on the wall. SEIU Local 2 attempted to warn municipal officials of what was to come almost one year ago. Respect WORKERS, listen to their UNIONS. 2/2 @andyfillmorehfx.bsky.social
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Justice for Janitors: Victory in Halifax. HRM ends contracts with Imperial Cleaners Ltd.
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Quote from Tina. A photo of an SEIU cleaner at Alderney Gate wearing a black hoodie and posing with his ULP.
According to the @halifaxexaminer.ca, the HRM will end its contract with Imperial Cleaners on February 28, 2026. The decision was made after determining that Imperial Cleaners was not in compliance with the municipality’s Supplier Code of Conduct 1/2
Big win: Capilano Golf Club Workers. An image of the golf course.
three workers pose with their SEIU shirts inside a building
A group of excited golf workers wearing SEIU shirts and standing on the grounds with their fists up
💪🏼⛳️ Our bargaining with Capilano Golf Club ensured that workers shared in Golf’s financial boom. Here’s what we’ve won in our contract renewal:
✅Wage increases and protection
✅Time off improvements
✅$200 allowance for work gear, + more!
@bcfed.bsky.social
Documentary storytelling matters: Raising union members’ voices. With Tyler Downey, President of SEIU Healthcare
A new episode of ‘Make It Make Sense’ with Tomee Sojourner Campbell interviews SEIU Healthcare President Tyler Downey on the documentary: ‘Endless Shifts: Stories that Keep Healthcare Alive.’
🎙️Listen to the conversation here:
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Today we mourn what’s been taken from our
communities.
Today we organize for what comes next.
Today we take a stand.
It’s time to get #ICEOut of our
communities.
